Bill would designate Wilmington first American World War II city

A Congressional committee has approved a bill that would designate Wilmington as the first American World War II City, U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-Lumberton, announced Friday.

Wilmington | A Congressional committee has approved a bill that would designate Wilmington as the first American World War II City, U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-Lumberton, announced Friday.The House Veteran's Affairs Committee passed the measure, which now go to the full House for a vote in the coming weeks, according to a press release from the World War II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition.The group said that the bill the House will consider is to create a process for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a city each year, with Wilmington being the first."The designation would spotlight efforts for the past 14 years to preserve the area's enormous WWII legacy, including the renovation and restoration of the wartime Hannah Block Historic USO and Community Arts Center building in downtown Wilmington," the release stated.

– From staff reports

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